Medical language

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Which languages are medical words derived from?

Latin, Greek, French and Dutch

What are the parts of a medical word?

Prefix, combining form and suffix.

What does CPR mean?

Computerized Patient Record.

What is pneumonitis?

Inflammation or infection of the lung.

What does Hipa stand for and do?

Health

Insurance

Portability

Accountability

1996 all health care settings must provide patients with a statement verifying that their medical record information is secure and is released only to authorizes health care providers,insurance companies or health care monitoring organizations.

What are soap notes?

Standard headings in admissions and discharge documents

CC Chief Complaint

Subjective

..... On set

..... Duration

.....character

.....radiation

.....frequency

.....symptoms

Objective..... Physical findings

Accessment..... Potential of what caused it.

Procedures..... Plan of care.

What is the foundation of a medical word?

Combining form.

What is -graphy?

Process of recording

What is -pre?

Four

What is -Peri ?

Around

What is -post?

Before or in front of

What is - poly?

Many or much

What is HPI?

History of

Present

Illness

What is CC?

Chief Complaint

What is ROS?

Review of systems

What is -path?

Disease or suffering

What is peritonsillar?

Around the tonsil.

What are the parts of a combining form?

Root. Slash. Vowel. Hyphen.

What part gives a medical word its meaning?

Combining form

What is the plural form of diverticulum?

Diverticula

When a Latin singular noun ends in - um, form the plural by changing -um to -a.

What does pneumon/o mean?

Lungs

What is the plural of apex?

Apices

When a Latin singular ends in -ex, form the plural by changing -ex to - ices.